calvary C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkælvəri/ UK /ˈkælvəri/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an experience of intense suffering or ordeal The long illness became a private calvary for the family. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an experience of intense... ordealtormentsufferingagonytribulationaffliction Etymology AI details From Late Latin Calvāria ('skull'), the name of the hill where Jesus was crucified, a translation of Greek Golgotha; from Latin calva ('scalp, skull'). calvāria Latin calva Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # calvary **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkælvəri/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkælvəri/ ## Meanings 1. an experience of intense suffering or ordeal ## Examples - The long illness became a private calvary for the family. ## Synonyms - ordeal - torment - suffering - agony - tribulation - affliction ## Roots and Affixes - Root: calvāria - Root: calva ## Etymology From Late Latin Calvāria ('skull'), the name of the hill where Jesus was crucified, a translation of Greek Golgotha; from Latin calva ('scalp, skull'). ## AI Etymology Calvary comes from Late Latin Calvāria ('skull'), the name of the hill where Jesus was crucified, a translation of Greek Golgotha; from Latin calva ('scalp, skull'). The historical trail runs through Latin calvāria and Latin calva. In modern use it means an experience of intense suffering or ordeal. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown